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[[File:Florida 500.png|thumb|220px|[[ | [[File:Florida 500.png|thumb|220px|The [[Florida International Super Speedway]], the speedway where the Florida 500 was held.|alt=]]The '''Florida 500''' is a [[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] event in ''[[Cars 3]]''. With the goal of defeating [[Jackson Storm]] and other rookies in the race, [[Lightning McQueen]] receives assistance from his racing instructor [[Cruz Ramirez]] during his training for the event.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/05/30/sneak-peek-exclusive-cars-3-new-character-cruz-ramirez/84981778/ Sneak peek: 'Cars 3' zooms ahead with new character Cruz Ramirez]</ref> Cruz took Lightning's place halfway through the race, because Lightning decided he could not win it alone. | ||
==History== | |||
Jackson takes the lead for most of the race, while Lightning McQueen steadily passes other cars. When he overhears Sterling telling Cruz to leave, that makes Lightning have an idea. Lightning knew he could not win alone, so after a wreck on the track caused by [[Cam Spinner]], he had [[Ramone]] paint the [[Rust-eze]] and number 95 on Cruz to follow race regulations. | |||
[[File:IMG 3137.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Cruz as the #95 [[Rust-eze]] racer.|alt=]] | |||
Storm initially takes Cruz as a joke and therefore pays no attention to her. When the green flag drops, Cruz initially struggles, but eventually starts making up ground. As the race progresses, Cruz starts outperforming the other cars. When there are just ten laps left, Cruz moves into the top ten. Jackson's [[Ray Reverham|crew chief]] warns him about this, but he does not care. When Cruz moves into fourth position, Storm starts to take notice of her. When she moves into third position, Storm starts becoming scared of her, so he purposely slows down to catch up to Cruz, allowing [[Danny Swervez]] to take the lead. Storm tells her that she can play dress up all she wants, but that she will never be a racer before retaking the lead. While in shock, Cruz moves back to fifth position after [[Flip Dover]] and [[Chase Racelott]] pass her. Cruz tells McQueen that Storm is in her head, but McQueen tells her that she got in Storm's head because he would not have done that if she did not scare him, and that she really was a racer. During the final lap of the race, Ramirez is right in Storm's tail and Storm tries to prevent her from passing by pushing her up against the wall. Unfortunately for Storm, Cruz does a flip over him and crosses the finish line in first place. After winning, Cruz is congratulated by Danny Swervez, Chase Racelott, [[Ryan "Inside" Laney]], and [[Bubba Wheelhouse]]. | |||
[[File:Mcqueen and Cruz Florida 500.png|thumb|220px|Cruz and McQueen on the winners screen.|alt=]] | |||
Following the race, it is decided by race officials that both Cruz and McQueen are winners, as McQueen started the race while Cruz finished it with the same racing number. | |||
==Starting Positions== | ==Starting Positions== | ||
#20: [[Jackson Storm]] | |||
#19: [[ | # 20: [[Jackson Storm]] | ||
# | # 19: [[Danny Swervez]] | ||
# | # 48: [[Aaron Clocker]] | ||
#93: | # 68: [[H.J. Hollis]] | ||
#54: [[Herb Curbler]] | # 93: [[Nick Shift]] | ||
#4: [[J.D. McPillar]] | # 54: [[Herb Curbler (racer)|Herb Curbler]] | ||
# | # 4: [[J.D. McPillar]] | ||
# | # 00: [[Flip Dover]] | ||
#90: [[Paul Conrev]] | # 24: [[Chase Racelott]] | ||
# | # 90: [[Paul Conrev]] | ||
# | # 64: [[Barry DePedal]] | ||
#52: | # 39: [[Michael Rotor]] | ||
#82: [[Conrad Camber]] | # 52: [[George New-Win]] | ||
#15: [[Harvey Rodcap]] | # 82: [[Conrad Camber]] | ||
# | # 31: [[Cam Spinner]] | ||
#67: [[Jim Reverick]] | # 15: [[Harvey Rodcap]] | ||
# | # 70: [[Richie Gunzit]] | ||
# | # 67: [[Jim Reverick]] | ||
# | # 92: [[Sheldon Shifter]] | ||
#34: [[ | # 28: [[Tim Treadless]] | ||
# | # 5: [[Eric Braker]] | ||
# | # 34: [[Steve "Slick" LaPage]] | ||
# | # 121: [[Noah Gocek]] | ||
#80: [[Dan Carcia]] | # 117: [[Spikey Fillups]] | ||
# | # 6: [[Bubba Wheelhouse]] | ||
#21: [[ | # 80: [[Dan Carcia]] | ||
# | # 11: [[Chris Roamin']] | ||
# 21: [[Ryan "Inside" Laney]] | |||
#33: [[Ed Truncan]] | # 84: [[J.P. Drive]] | ||
# | # 33: [[Ed Truncan]] | ||
# | # 36: [[Rich Mixon]] | ||
#73: | # 123: [[Jonas Carvers]] | ||
#76: | # 73: [[M Fast Fong]] | ||
#95: [[Lightning McQueen]] | # 76: [[Will Rusch]] | ||
# 95: [[Lightning McQueen]] | |||
==Finishing Positions== | ==Finishing Positions== | ||
# 95: [[Cruz Ramirez]] / [[Lightning McQueen]] | |||
# 20: [[Jackson Storm]] | |||
# 19: [[Danny Swervez]] | |||
# 68: [[H.J. Hollis]] | |||
# 48: [[Aaron Clocker]] | |||
# 93: [[Nick Shift]] | |||
# 54: [[Herb Curbler (racer)|Herb Curbler]] | |||
# 4: [[J.D. McPillar]] | |||
# 00: [[Flip Dover]] | |||
# 24: [[Chase Racelott]] | |||
# 90: [[Paul Conrev]] | |||
# 39: [[Michael Rotor]] | |||
# 64: [[Barry DePedal]] | |||
# 82: [[Conrad Camber]] | |||
# 117: [[Spikey Fillups]] | |||
# 80: [[Dan Carcia]] | |||
# 70: [[Richie Gunzit]] | |||
# 67: [[Jim Reverick]] | |||
# 21: [[Ryan "Inside" Laney]] | |||
# 6: [[Bubba Wheelhouse]] | |||
# 33: [[Ed Truncan]] | |||
# 5: [[Eric Braker]] | |||
# 11: [[Chris Roamin']] | |||
# 121: [[Noah Gocek]] | |||
# 15: [[Harvey Rodcap]] | |||
# 92: [[Sheldon Shifter]] | |||
# 123: [[Jonas Carvers]] | |||
# 36: [[Rich Mixon]] | |||
# 73: [[M Fast Fong]] | |||
# 76: [[Will Rusch]] | |||
# DNF (84): [[J.P. Drive]] | |||
# DNF (34): [[Steve "Slick" LaPage]] | |||
# DNF (31): [[Cam Spinner]] | |||
# DNF (52): [[George New-Win]] | |||
# DNF (28): [[Tim Treadless]] | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*Although [[Darrell Cartrip]] says that there are forty-three cars competing, there are only thirty-four Next-Generation racers and one veteran racer (Lightning McQueen) for a total of thirty-five cars. | |||
*[[Rich Mixon]], [[Michael Rotor]], [[Conrad Camber]], [[Paul Conrev]], [[Sheldon Shifter]], [[Spikey Fillups]], [[Noah Gocek]], [[George New-Win]], [[Will Rusch]], [[M Fast Fong]], and [[Cruz Ramirez]] made their debut in this race/season. | |||
*[[Tim Treadless]], [[Cam Spinner]], [[Steve "Slick" LaPage]], [[George New-Win]], and [[J.P. Drive]] did not finish the race due to having been badly damaged in the crash. | |||
*A miscolored [[Ryan "Inside" Laney]] appears in some scenes. | |||
*Although [[J.P. Drive]] was badly damaged and was unable to continue after the crash, he was not seen damaged after the crash when [[Cruz Ramirez]] was going into the pits. | |||
**The same thing happened to [[Steve "Slick"LaPage]]. He was not seen damaged after the crash when some of the next gens were coming by while Cruz Ramirez was racing. | |||
*The Florida 500 is possibly based on the Daytona 500, as both races are at the start of the seasons in the Piston Cup and NASCAR in February. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{Cars 3}} | {{Cars 3}} | ||
[[Category:Events]] | [[Category:Events]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Piston Cup races]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:12, 13 September 2024
The Florida 500 is a Piston Cup event in Cars 3. With the goal of defeating Jackson Storm and other rookies in the race, Lightning McQueen receives assistance from his racing instructor Cruz Ramirez during his training for the event.[1] Cruz took Lightning's place halfway through the race, because Lightning decided he could not win it alone.
History
Jackson takes the lead for most of the race, while Lightning McQueen steadily passes other cars. When he overhears Sterling telling Cruz to leave, that makes Lightning have an idea. Lightning knew he could not win alone, so after a wreck on the track caused by Cam Spinner, he had Ramone paint the Rust-eze and number 95 on Cruz to follow race regulations.
Storm initially takes Cruz as a joke and therefore pays no attention to her. When the green flag drops, Cruz initially struggles, but eventually starts making up ground. As the race progresses, Cruz starts outperforming the other cars. When there are just ten laps left, Cruz moves into the top ten. Jackson's crew chief warns him about this, but he does not care. When Cruz moves into fourth position, Storm starts to take notice of her. When she moves into third position, Storm starts becoming scared of her, so he purposely slows down to catch up to Cruz, allowing Danny Swervez to take the lead. Storm tells her that she can play dress up all she wants, but that she will never be a racer before retaking the lead. While in shock, Cruz moves back to fifth position after Flip Dover and Chase Racelott pass her. Cruz tells McQueen that Storm is in her head, but McQueen tells her that she got in Storm's head because he would not have done that if she did not scare him, and that she really was a racer. During the final lap of the race, Ramirez is right in Storm's tail and Storm tries to prevent her from passing by pushing her up against the wall. Unfortunately for Storm, Cruz does a flip over him and crosses the finish line in first place. After winning, Cruz is congratulated by Danny Swervez, Chase Racelott, Ryan "Inside" Laney, and Bubba Wheelhouse.
Following the race, it is decided by race officials that both Cruz and McQueen are winners, as McQueen started the race while Cruz finished it with the same racing number.
Starting Positions
- 20: Jackson Storm
- 19: Danny Swervez
- 48: Aaron Clocker
- 68: H.J. Hollis
- 93: Nick Shift
- 54: Herb Curbler
- 4: J.D. McPillar
- 00: Flip Dover
- 24: Chase Racelott
- 90: Paul Conrev
- 64: Barry DePedal
- 39: Michael Rotor
- 52: George New-Win
- 82: Conrad Camber
- 31: Cam Spinner
- 15: Harvey Rodcap
- 70: Richie Gunzit
- 67: Jim Reverick
- 92: Sheldon Shifter
- 28: Tim Treadless
- 5: Eric Braker
- 34: Steve "Slick" LaPage
- 121: Noah Gocek
- 117: Spikey Fillups
- 6: Bubba Wheelhouse
- 80: Dan Carcia
- 11: Chris Roamin'
- 21: Ryan "Inside" Laney
- 84: J.P. Drive
- 33: Ed Truncan
- 36: Rich Mixon
- 123: Jonas Carvers
- 73: M Fast Fong
- 76: Will Rusch
- 95: Lightning McQueen
Finishing Positions
- 95: Cruz Ramirez / Lightning McQueen
- 20: Jackson Storm
- 19: Danny Swervez
- 68: H.J. Hollis
- 48: Aaron Clocker
- 93: Nick Shift
- 54: Herb Curbler
- 4: J.D. McPillar
- 00: Flip Dover
- 24: Chase Racelott
- 90: Paul Conrev
- 39: Michael Rotor
- 64: Barry DePedal
- 82: Conrad Camber
- 117: Spikey Fillups
- 80: Dan Carcia
- 70: Richie Gunzit
- 67: Jim Reverick
- 21: Ryan "Inside" Laney
- 6: Bubba Wheelhouse
- 33: Ed Truncan
- 5: Eric Braker
- 11: Chris Roamin'
- 121: Noah Gocek
- 15: Harvey Rodcap
- 92: Sheldon Shifter
- 123: Jonas Carvers
- 36: Rich Mixon
- 73: M Fast Fong
- 76: Will Rusch
- DNF (84): J.P. Drive
- DNF (34): Steve "Slick" LaPage
- DNF (31): Cam Spinner
- DNF (52): George New-Win
- DNF (28): Tim Treadless
Trivia
- Although Darrell Cartrip says that there are forty-three cars competing, there are only thirty-four Next-Generation racers and one veteran racer (Lightning McQueen) for a total of thirty-five cars.
- Rich Mixon, Michael Rotor, Conrad Camber, Paul Conrev, Sheldon Shifter, Spikey Fillups, Noah Gocek, George New-Win, Will Rusch, M Fast Fong, and Cruz Ramirez made their debut in this race/season.
- Tim Treadless, Cam Spinner, Steve "Slick" LaPage, George New-Win, and J.P. Drive did not finish the race due to having been badly damaged in the crash.
- A miscolored Ryan "Inside" Laney appears in some scenes.
- Although J.P. Drive was badly damaged and was unable to continue after the crash, he was not seen damaged after the crash when Cruz Ramirez was going into the pits.
- The same thing happened to Steve "Slick"LaPage. He was not seen damaged after the crash when some of the next gens were coming by while Cruz Ramirez was racing.
- The Florida 500 is possibly based on the Daytona 500, as both races are at the start of the seasons in the Piston Cup and NASCAR in February.